Billfold and coin purse



April 16, 1957 s, cK 2,788,825

BILLFOLD AND COIN PURSE Filed Sept. .14, 1955 1 FIGi l NVENTOR 21 22 smut-1 GLUCK ATTORNEYS United States Patent Office BILLFOLD Am) COIN PURSE Samuel Gluck, Chicago, Ill. Application September 14, 1955, Serial No. 534,315

1 Claim. Cl. 150-35 This invention relates to improvements in the construction of billfolds.

My invention is directed to pivotably or hingeably securing a coin purse to an outer wall of a billfold so that the purse will remain exposed when the billfold is folded in the conventional manner. This enables the user to have convenient access to the purse without unfolding the billfold and to pivot or swing a tree portion of said purse away from the outer wall. The positioning of the purse on the outer wall of the billfold also tends to prevent coins, keys, and the like, which may be retained in the purse, from deforming the billfold since the purse will not be sandwiched between folded portions of the inner wall of the billfold. The pivotal relationship of the purse and outer wall greatly facilitates access to the contents of said purse.

In addition, my invention contemplates securing one end of a flexible accessory member, such as a chain, to the billfold and providing securing means at the other end of said member so that said other end may be detachably secured with a part of the garment of the wearer or with another flexible accessory member which is secured to the garment of the wearer.

In addition, my invention contemplates means for efiectively securing a free portion of the coin purse to the outer wall of the billfold and at the same time secure the billfold in a compactly closed and folded position.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a trouser top showing the chain facility for the billfold;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the billfold in the closed position and showing a chain attached facility;

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the billfold as seen from the right-hand side of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the billfold as unfolded from the inner side;

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the medial portion of the billfold as fully opened out; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmental perspective view of the coin purse as unfolded from the main portion of the billfold.

In accordance with the foregoing, specific reference to the drawing indicates a trouser belt at 10 and a belt loop through which the same passes at 11. A ring 13 or other type of connection is usually applied to the belt loop 11 for the suspension of a chain 14; and this chain is directed with its other end into the trouser pocket 15 for application to a set of keys or the novel billfold.

Basically, the construction of the improved billfold is along conventional lines. Thus, the billfold has an outer wall 20, an inner wall 21, and the usual partition 22 between the walls, so that currency may be deposited in either compartment of the billfold. While the edges of the walls and 21 are shown plain for purposes of simplicity, it is understood that such edges may have a conventional zipper closure.

On the inner side, the billfold has a pair of opposed major pockets 25 and 26, these serving for the application of hook-type pads 28 and 29. Thus, the pad 28 may be made of transparent leaves between which license cards and other identification data may be inserted, while the pad 29 may be for notes or other entries. The-pockets-ZS and 26 are surmounted at the ends-by shorter pockets 31' and 32 which may be used for the retention of postagestamps and business cards.

The inner wall 21 of the billfold receives a cross-strap 35 on the inner side, suchcross-strap being arched in the center, as indicated at 36, to serve as aretainer for a pencil 37. v

Fig. 4 shows the entrance inone side edge of the billfold for the deposit of currency therein. A coin purse 40-- is applied to the outer wall of the billfold from the outside at one end. The bottom of the coin purse is stitched as indicated at 41 to one side edge of the billfold to position the coin purse with its mouth adjacent to the entrance of the billfold previously referred to, as shown in Fig. 4. Thus, access to both currency and change is had from the same side of the billfold.

The coin purse 40 is made with a partition 42 between its Walls; and the latter and the partition have a triple type of clasp 44, more clearly shown in Fig. 6, this being common in partitioned coin purses. The outer wall of the coin purse also has one component of a glove clasp; and a tab 46 is carried by the billfold at one end and formed with the other component 47 of the glove clasp previously referred to, so that the closing of the tab 46 on the coin purse 40 will fasten the coin purse against the main portion of the billfold, as indicated in Fig. 2.

The bottom of the coin purse and the related corner portion of the billfold are perforated with an eyelet 50 for the attachment of a short chain 51. This chain is made with a keeper 52 at its outer end for the application of the regular chain 14 carried from the trouser belt loop 11 when the billfold is to be attached to the chain 14.

It will now be apparent that the novel billfold not only provides the conventional facilities carried by billfolds in general, but also carries a coin purse as a part of the billfold, dispensing with the need of a separate coin purse and insuring the immediate presence of the coin purse whenever the billfold is brought to view. Further, the coin purse serves in connection with the tab 46 of the billfold to keep the same folded and the coin purse compactly grouped with the balance of the billfold, facilitating the insertion of the billfold in the pocket. Further, the coin purse opens on the same side of the billfold as the entrance of the billfold currency compartment occurs, so that access to either currency or change is readily available. Further, the eyelet 50 serves as a fastening for the coin purse in addition to the stitching 41 in case the coin purse is opened out, as shown in Fig. 6, with a tendency to pull it apart from the balance of the billfold. Further, the billfold carries its own chain component 51 for attaching it to any existing chain carried by the owner. Further, it will be evident that the novel billfold serves many purposes for an article of its size and fixes the place of its facilities, in order that they may be found easily in case the billfold is carried in a pocketbook along with many other articles. Finally, the novel combination of a billfold and coin purse designed for carrying many personal needs as well as money in currency or coin form is a valuable adjunct to people who do not wear jackets or vests, the pockets of which usually are employed for carrying such articles, so that the novel facility becomes a compact and handy supply source for personal needs.

While I have described the invention along specific lines, various minor changes or refinements may be made therein without departing from its principle, and I reserve the right to employ all such changes and refinements as Patented Apn 16, 1957 may eomewithin the scope and spirit of the appended claim. r

I claim:

A billfold comprising an outer wall secured to an inner wall so as to form a pocket therebetween with an opening, said billfold being capable of being folded with the outer wall exposed and the ends of said billfold being contiguous to each other, elongated tab means secured to one of said ends of the billfold, purse means with an entrance in opposed relationship tothe bottom of said purse means, the bottom portion of said purse means being hingeably secured to said outer wall adjacent the other of said ends of the billfold so that the remainder of said purse means is free of said outer wall, said entrance being positioned so as to face the same direction as said opening, and securing means positioned on said billfold for retaining said tab means so that said tab means may be extended over,

said ends of the folded billfold as well as a free portion of said purse means and secured to said securing means, thus permitting a free portion of the purse means to be secured to said outer wall and the billfold to be secured in a folded position.

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